Dalam bentuk soalan/pertanyaan, perkataan-perkataan ini diletakkan di permulaan ayat.
| English | Melayu |
| What | Apa |
| Who | Siapa |
| Whose | Siapa punya |
| When | Bila |
| Since when | Sejak bila |
| Why | Mengapa. Kenapa |
| Will | Adakah ... akan |
| Would | Adakah ... akan |
| Do | Adakah |
| Does | Adakah |
| Did | Adakah |
| Am | Adakah |
| Is | Adakah |
| Are | Adakah |
| Was | Adakah |
| Were | Adakah |
| Has | Adakah ... sudah |
| Have | Adakah ... sudah |
| Had | Adakah ... sudah |
| Shall | Adakah ... patut |
| Should | Adakah ... patut |
| Can | Bolehkah |
| Could | Bolehkah |
| How | Bagaimana |
| How can | Bagaimana boleh |
| How could | Bagaimana boleh |
| How shall | Bagaimana seharusnya |
| How should | Bagaimana seharusnya |
| How far | Berapa jauh |
| How deep | Berapa dalam |
| How long | Berapa panjang |
| How long | Berapa lama |
| How short | Berapa pendek |
| How high | Berapa tinggi |
| How low | Berapa rendah |
| How wide | Berapa lebar |
| How steep | Berapa curam |
| How big | Berapa besar |
| How big | Berapa luas |
| How small | Berapa kecil |
